Brooks Koepka, perhaps the Saudi-backed circuit's biggest star, struggled with a cracked driver at the start of his round at Trump National in Sterling, Va.
Wearing a white polo and cap and blue shorts, he had a gait belonging to someone seemingly without a care less than a week removed from winning the PGA Championship. Then he pulled an iron out of his black bag, set his golf ball on a tee and launched his first shot in a tournament since claiming a fifth major title.
But before Koepka could break in the new equipment, a rules official informed the first player to participate in a LIV Golf tournament immediately after winning a major championship that he wasn’t permitted to replace the driver at that time. Relief finally materialized for Koepka in the fairway at No. 11, when he again approached the same rules official to show the club had taken on more damage. This time Koepka was granted the replacement driver, and he proceeded to uncork one of his best drives of the round.Still, the equipment malfunction was but a blip during a week in which Koepka has been living his best life since the PGA.
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